Association of Certified Public Accountants in Public Practice (ACPAPP) - Makati City, Philippines

In 1978, six(6) accounting firms through their representatives agreed to meet to organized themselves into what will eventually become the Association of Certified Public Accountants in Public Practice. These 6 accounting firms were: SyCip, Gorres, Velayo & Co., Joaquin Cunanan & Co., Luis C. Diaz & Co., Carlos J. Valdes & Co., Banaria, Banaria & Co., and Jesus Zulueta & Co. Talks about forming the association continued until the drafts of the articles of Incorporated was prepared and the fifteen (15) incorporators identified.